Introduction: How do American immigrants get a green card when they land for the first time after visa interview?

1. The necessary documents. Before boarding the plane for the United States, you need to prepare and bring the following documents:

(1) Passport with immigrant visa (Passport must be valid for more than 6 months);

(2) The unopened package delivered by the embassy or consulate;

(3) Physical examination report and chest X-ray photos;

(4) China driver's license (if you need to rent a car in the United States and have not obtained an American driver's license);

(5) birth notarization;

(6) marriage notarization;

(7) Degree certificates and transcripts (in Chinese and English);

(8) Work certificate;

(9) Children's school study certificates and transcripts (in Chinese and English);

(10) Children's immunization record (in Chinese and English);

(1 1) Original birth certificate and public certificate of the child.

2. Cash

The United States does not limit the amount of cash brought in and brought out, but if the total amount of cash carried by the peers exceeds 65,438 US dollars+0,000 or the equivalent foreign currency, please declare it truthfully, otherwise customs officials will impose penalties according to the seriousness of the case, ranging from confiscation of cash to civil or criminal penalties.

Customs security inspection stage:

1. customs declaration form

Before arriving in the United States, the flight attendants on the plane will issue customs declarations to passengers. Please declare truthfully according to the items you carry, such as gifts, or you will be punished once found.

2 customs inspection and fill in the application form of social security number.

After disembarking, the airline staff will guide you to the customs entry and exit counter and take different channels according to the different types of your visa. Immigrants should take the citizen/resident channel.

If it is your first time to enter the country with an immigrant visa, please submit your passport, unopened package delivered by the embassy or consulate and customs declaration form to the customs officer at the time of inspection. They will ask you some questions as usual and answer them truthfully. After the interview, the whole family will be fingerprinted, and the entry date and validity period will be marked on the immigrant visa page. Before getting a green card, you can use this visa to enter and leave the United States freely.

The customs officer will ask the staff to take you to the designated area and sit down and wait. A staff member will ask you to sign the social security card application form and press your handprint. After you have gone through all the formalities, you can claim your luggage.

3. claim the baggage and pay the customs declaration form

After passing the border inspection, go to the baggage claim area according to the baggage claim sign above the passage. If you have any goods or cash to declare, please go through the declaration channel after picking up your luggage. If you don't need to declare, please take the declaration-free channel.

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